User blog comment:Dr. Eggman rox 2/Devil May Cry Timeline/@comment-6769189-20140609071836

ok here we go, point for point

1) Dante cant wall run in DMC1 because of mechanics, plain and simple in 4, it was a simply a a choice to leave that out. by your logic, DMC2 Dante should be older than DMC4 Dante because quite literally every one of Dantes DMC4 scenes features much more acrobatics than DMC2.

2) Hair length means nothing. Matter of fact the ending scene has Dante with his DMC1 hair style and clothes, hinting DMC1 comes after.

3) The anime reveals that Dante and Trish arent full time partners anymore and that Trish went off to do her own thing. a japanese CD drama(supposedly) states the reason is because she wasnt ever really around and that she wants to explore the human world.

4) muscle mass can come and go. the coat also makes him look a bit bigger. compare DMC3 Dante before and after he puts his coat on. also look at the difference between the DMC1 costume and DMC3 costume. add to the fact that DMC2s coat seems to be a generally a thinner material, closed, and form fitting, he only seems thinner. also 10 years has been stated to pass between 3 and 4, allowing Lady to develop rather nicely

mass of coats: http://img2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20080218065720/devilmaycry/images/2/2c/Dantestreet.jpg

http://img3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20120408141737/devilmaycry/images/c/cb/Devil_May_Cry_2_02_artwork.jpg

http://img3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20120624040548/devilmaycry/images/6/63/Dante_4.png

5) if age had an effect on his personality, it wouldnt really happen in between years of being cocky and crazy, it would be after

6) DMC4 is a sequal to DMC1. the official timeline is manga, 3, 1, anime, 4, 2. word of god.

anime after DMC1, before DMC4: http://archive.videogamesdaily.com/features/dmc4_iv_p3.asp

general game order: http://www.gamersyde.com/news_5793_en.html